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Language, Texts and Technology

Language, Texts and Technology. Where are we going with this?. Created by Brett Oppegaard for Washington State University's DTC 375 class, fall 2009. Defining the terms:. What is language?.

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Language, Texts and Technology

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  1. Language, Texts and Technology Where are we going with this? Created by Brett Oppegaard for Washington State University's DTC 375 class, fall 2009

  2. Defining the terms: • What is language? Main Entry: lan·guagePronunciation: \ˈlaŋ-gwij, -wij\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French langage, from lange, langue tongue, language, from Latin lingua — more at tongueDate: 14th century 1 a : the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community b (1) : audible, articulate, meaningful sound as produced by the action of the vocal organs(2) :a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings (3) : the suggestion by objects, actions, or conditions of associated ideas or feelings <language in their very gesture — Shakespeare> (4) : the means by which animals communicate (5) : a formal system of signs and symbols (as FORTRAN or a calculus in logic) including rules for the formation and transformation of admissible expressions (6) :machine language 12 a : form or manner of verbal expression; specifically:style b : the vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or a department of knowledge c : profanity3 : the study of language especially as a school subject4 : specific words especially in a law or regulation Courtesy of Merriam-Webster.com

  3. Defining the terms: • What are texts?

  4. This is text, of course • And so is this: Courtesy of hudsonshakespeare.org

  5. This is text, of course • And so are these: Courtesy of Cssvault.com

  6. This is text, of course • And soisthis: Courtesy of DeviantArt.com

  7. This is text, of course • And so is this: Courtesy of h-net.org

  8. This is text, of course • And so is this: Courtesy of cdli.ucla.edu

  9. And because of this … 110001110001111000 • So is this: Courtesy of nerdtests.com

  10. And because of this … 110001110001111000 • And this:

  11. And because of this … 110001110001111000 • And this:

  12. Defining the terms: • Whatistechnology?What do fire, the wheel and the Internet have in common? “Technologyis a broad concept that deals with an animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects an animal species' ability to control and adapt to itsenvironment.” - Wikipedia.

  13. Defining the terms: • Who are we? • “Man is the symbol-using (symbol-making, symbolmisusing) animal, inventor of the negative …” • - Kenneth Burke

  14. Now, we're getting somewhere • What do thesethings have in common? • أ(in Arabic) • א(in Hebrew) • 01000001 (in binary code) • A (in the English alphabet) • D (in Caesar’scipher)

  15. Ciphers / codes / languages • Caesar’scipher(abt 50 B.C., letter+3) • Freemasons’ cipher(16th century) • Perro, chien, hund … dog

  16. What do you mean by: dog • How big? • Whatcolor? • Whatbreed? • Whatkind of temperment? • How old? • What's the dog'sname?

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